FAITA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-07. NX58995 WARRANT OFFICER CLASS 2, J. S. O'BRIEN OF BONDI, NSW, AND ...

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Accession Number 063292
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Stuckey, Norman Bradford
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

FAITA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-07. NX58995 WARRANT OFFICER CLASS 2, J. S. O'BRIEN OF BONDI, NSW, AND OF THE 2/2ND COMMANDO SQUADRON WITH TWO OF THE FIVE KITTEN MASCOTS OF THE UNIT. THE KITTENS WERE BORN AT GAROKA AND WERE NAMED AFTER THE DIONNE QUINS. THE TWO IN THE PHOTOGRAPH ARE NAMED "YVONNE" AND "MARIE".